Health Department Headquarters, Basque, Spain

The Basque Country borders with Cantabria and the Burgos province to the west, the Bay Biscay to the north, France and Navarre to the east and La Rioja (the Ebro River) to the south. The territory has three distinct areas, that are defined by the two parallel ranges the Basque Mountains. The main range mountains forms the water divide the Atlantic and Mediterranean basins. The highest point the range is in the Aizkorri massif (1551 m). The three areas are:
The Atlantic Basin
Formed by many valleys with short rivers that flow from the mountains to the Bay Biscay, like the Nervión, Urola or Oria. The coast is rough, with high cliffs and small inlets. The main features the coast are the Bilbao Abra Bay and the Estuary Bilbao, the Urdaibai estuary and the Bidasoa-Txingudi Bay that forms the border with France.